Welfare and religion in Europe: Making the connections
This article considers the persistent links between religion and welfare across Europe. It does so by drawing on an extensive body of comparative material brought together by the Uppsala Religion and Society Research Centre. A central question is addressed: why is it that the churches are doing more...
| Published in: | Theology |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2015
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Theology
Year: 2015, Volume: 118, Issue: 1, Pages: 10-17 |
| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBA Western Europe KBK Europe (East) RK Charity work SA Church law; state-church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Welfare
B Secularization B Europe B faith-based organizations B Churches B Religion B welfare regimes |
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| Summary: | This article considers the persistent links between religion and welfare across Europe. It does so by drawing on an extensive body of comparative material brought together by the Uppsala Religion and Society Research Centre. A central question is addressed: why is it that the churches are doing more than they used to as agents of welfare despite the fact that Europe itself is becoming more rather than less secular? The findings reveal the continuing significance of religion (and indeed of theology) as an independent variable in this increasingly studied field. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2696 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040571X14551678 |